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Yesterday, Jordan and I made two batches of these lovely little pancakes! About 55 of them- we only ate about 8 of them- the rest are going to a diversification meeting at his workplace. That is why HE made the second batch and cooked them himself. I love this wonderful delicious treat- but making them by yourself is tedious. So making them with him was a lot of fun and good times.

He had a good time, as well- even though I gave him a hard time about his first couple of tries and made him eat them rather than allow them into our pile of possibles for the dinner.

Here’s the recipe

Ingredients:

3 whole eggs, beaten

1 cup milk, scalded, cooled

1 1/4 cup AP flour

1 tsp sugar

pinch of salt

1 cup of carbonated water(club soda)

Method:

add sugar and salt to eggs and beat up again. Add small amount of milk to eggs, whisk, then add rest of milk and whisk until smooth. Add flour- whisking continuously – about !/4 cup at a time, until batter is smooth . Then add the club soda and mix together until smooth and slightly bubbly.

Heat up crepe pan until hot – water skidding across surface when you place a drop or two into the pan. Drop a small pellet of butter- less than 1/4 tsp – into pan and turn to coat bottom, immediately pour a little less than 1/3 cup of batter and turn skillet around to coat the bottom forming a thin pancake. Allow to cook for about 45 seconds to a minute- the top of pancake should appear dry and then turn it over and cook another 45 seconds or so.

Spread with nutella, or creamed cottage cheese mixed with honey , or whatever you prefer in the center and roll up. Then top with syrup or fruit or just confectioner’s sugar.

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I haven’t done one of these in months and I’m not really sure I’m really prepared to do one now- but I do have an interest in sharing a little of my kitchen activities…. so here goes!

In my kitchen…

GARLIC!!!

I have a fresh supply of

organically grown wonderful

garlic from my cousin’s farm.

http://www.charliesgourmetgarlic.com/

I went to the farm with my daughter in law and

grandsons, had a great visit

bought some garlic and my cousin, Marge,

gave me a bottle of dried garlic powder

to try in my mock boursin cheese mix.

In my kitchen…

Boursin cheese herbs

I mix together marjoram,basil,dill,

white pepper, oregano,chives,parsley, and lots of garlic to make up an herb mixture to add to soft butter, cream cheese and a little Parmesan or goat cheese to make a cheese similar to Boursin cheese but is more to my personal taste.

A milestone in anyone’s life, their daughters had a party for them. There were lots of guests to share in the celebration and their marriage has been a beautiful example of love and endurance. I didn’t even take a picture- this one of the three of us was taken by my(our ) niece, Allyson- so I can’t show you the happy couple.

But this picture of me with my brother and sister really makes me think of the passing of years and of familial relationships. I am a lot younger than most of my siblings- my parents really had two groups of children – the older 4 and then some years later, the little girls (as we were called). Three little girls on the tag end – each of us 2 years apart, with me in the middle. They have both died now- and I am the last of this smaller group – but thankfully the older sibs are mostly still here- three of them still living .

In the crowd of party goers that night were a small contingent of my brothers family- his children and grandchildren of course, and then my sister,my niece and nephew , a cousin and I. My sister-in-law, Carole has a VERY large family and as I looked around the room I was made aware of the depth of family relationships. I share a bond with these people that is so strong it almost hurts. I look at my brother and see him still as my hero- the man who always had time for me when I was a little girl. I see my sister and remember when I thought she was the epitome of grace and beauty. They still hold these places in my heart and memory- the passing of time has just seasoned and strengthened the love that we share. So I just wanted to take a moment and celebrate family and share a picture of two of the people who have helped to shape the woman I have become.

In February , I seem to drop into a depression that lasts until Spring and even later sometimes. So I spend a lot of time reading and hiding out in other people’s thoughts and lives. I used to buy stacks of books in the Autumn so I would be prepared- but since the advent of the Kindle in my life- or should I say that in the plural?- because I need two to keep up with my reading schedule and you have to plug them in to recharge once in a while.